Container attachment



L. L. COOK. CONTAINER ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION HLED MAR-22. 1919.

1,332,805. 7 Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

lllllllll l Invewior Jew 2, S L. C0012 UNITED s A'rEs PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS L. COOK, 01E WATERBU'RY, CONNECTICUT.

CONTAINER ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 22, 1919. Serial No. 284,268.

' the removal of the contents with the greatest a quantity of tobacco.

convenience and facility. 7

In tobacco cans of the class intended for pocket use, it is customary for a proper" soon as the level of the tobacco lowers to any appreciable extent where itis difiicult to insert the fingers in the can and manipulate the same therein in an attempt to obtain In order to overcome this difficulty, I have provided means designed to be interposed between the body walls of the can and the mentioned waxed lining, constructing said means so that at theconvenience of the operator, the lining may be adjusted in'an upward direction to permit the level of the contents to always lie in line with the cover end or discharge portion of the can. 7 An essential object of theinvention pertains to the provision of a'device of the described character which will be of a compact nature so as to "adapt itself to the ordinary stock can or containerand thepaper lining thereof. 1

A still further'obj'ect ofthe invention is to provide a device having normally inactive portions which are adapted ,for single but I successive engagement withthe bottom of the lining of the can to maintain the lining at the requisite adjustment or elevation, the construction of said portions being such as to render the same automatically operative. With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the improved construction'and novel arrangements of parts which will hereinafter be fully described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, has been illustrated, a single and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitations are necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations, and

modifications within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a vertical section through a can v showing the application of my invention thereto.

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the lining removed. a v

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the attachment removed from the can.

In the drawing (A) represents a can of ordinary construction, preferably of the type designed to be carried in the pocket. (B)- represents the customary lining arranged within the can. This lining is generally 0f the kind wherein the marginal walls atthe open end of thestructure may be folded over to seal the contents of the package and at the same time provide such eXcess,of material that will permit the lining to be grasped between the fingers of the hand so that it may be drawn in an upward direction for a purpose to be hereinafter explained.

The attachment consists of a single strip of materlal 5, adapted to lie in close contact with the inner face of one side of the can A, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The strip is substantially co-extensive with the can so that its lower edge is in contact with the bottom wall C, while at the upper-end, the strip is curved or hooked over the upper edge wall of the can as at 6, to provide a retaining or confining means for maintaining the strip in active relation to the lining B. The strip is formed of spring material and in its length it is provided with a longitudinal series of upstruck superposed resili-' ent fingers 7, which are normally arranged in the plane of the strip and accommodated in the openings 8'. Under the inherent resiliency of the-metal, the fingers 7 are adapted to automatically assume substantially obtuse angles to the plane of the strip when not re- Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

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sisted by pressure against one side thereof. The fingers maybe positioned at any desired pointsin the length of the strip as occasion and experience might suggest. I

would also not care to be limited to the exact manner of superposing the fingers nor is it necessary to space the fingers equidistantly as herein illustrated.

From vthe construction of the device and upon a proper understanding of the functioning thereof, it is seen that it is capable of being interposed between the inner walls of the can and the lining B, and that under the pressure of the contents of the lining, the fingers are made toassume'positions normally parallel to the sides of the lining. As the contents of the lining is removed, it will be observed that the upper portion of the lining may be removed or torn off so that the level of the contents can be always main-.

tained approximately on a line with the open end of'the can. The fingers are so positioned that when the lining is drawn in an upward direction to the required position, one of the fingers will spring outwardly to the position shown in Fig. 1, where 'it will engage with the bottom of the lining and thereby form a rest to properly hold the lining in the desired position. The acti0n of the fingers is successive and automatic in drawing the lining in an upward direction and incident to the pro visions made herein, it will be understood that the contents of the bag can always be obtained with the greatest measure of con venience and facility.

What is claimed as new is c 1. An attachment for cans of the type including an inner adjustable lining, comprising a resilient element normally interposed between the lining and the adjacent wall of the can, and means carried by said elements and serving as a rest for the bottom and one side of the lining to hold the latter elevated above the bottom of the can, said means being resilient and capable of movement inclependently of said element.

An attachment for cans of the type including an adjustable lining, comprising a member interposed between the wall of the can and said lining, means for associating the member with the can, and a plurality of resilient fingers normally arranged in the plane of said member, when the latter is in position for use, said fingers being adjustable and movable independently of the member and adapted to successively assume a position for engagement with the bottom of said lining as the latter is adjusted.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

LEWIS L. COOK. 

